More than 100,000 children waiting for first-time primary care assessments

In Cork, 3,376 children were waiting for a first-time assessment for occupational therapy in May this year, 996 of whom are waiting a year.

Over 100,000 children are now on a waiting list for first-time intervention in primary care for services such as psychology and speech and language therapy.

Almost 30,000 of those on a waiting list are waiting up to or more than a year, figures have revealed.